Peacock sent back to minors to make room for LeBlanc

Brad Peacock, who drew praise after holding the Royals to one run over 3 1/3 innings of relief Saturday, was optioned back to Class AAA Oklahoma City to make room for Wade LeBlanc.

Peacock (1-3, 8.07 ERA) will return to the OKC rotation.

“All I care about is I left a good impression before I left,” he said. “I just got to go down there and still pitch. They want me to be a starter, so I’ll be starting again. I’m just glad I left a good impression.

“I’ll be starting at OKC. That’s my ultimate goal, to be a starter up here. I just got to go down there and pitch and hopefully be up here soon. They said great job, and that’s about it.”